Club and Community Finals Programme Feb 18th

u16 Girls and u18.5 boys league Finals
Sunday, 18th February
at dexcom stadium
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2022/23 Snapshots

Club and Community
A word from Head of Club and
Community, Joe Gorham
Finals Day at the mecca that is
Dexcom Stadium is the pinnacle
of our Club and School players’
ambitions. It is a day of celebration for
the whole of Connacht Rugby.
It is truly a memorable occasion for all
concerned which, undoubtedly, will
be a source of conversation with your
teammates in the many years ahead.
The sport of rugby allows for all our
players to realise the limits of their
ambitions, it allows us to create lifelong
memories, however, most importantly,
it is the maker of lifelong friendships.
There is no better feeling than to lift
a Cup, Plate or Bowl alongside your
teammates while representing your
club or school. It is all about People and
Place.
Sport also reflects life, in that, with
every cup final there must be a winner

and a loser. Regardless of winning
or losing, the hope is that everyone
involved on Finals Days will have a
quality experience on their big day.
The advent of the new pitch at
Dexcom Stadium has allowed Club
and Community the opportunity to
host additional Cup and League Finals
(male and female/Club & school)
this season. In fact, we are hugely
excited to host over 40 Club & School
finals over the course of the next few
months.
Volunteers, Coaches and Managers
to get you to this day. Volunteers
are the life-blood of our sport and it
would be remiss of me, on this day of
celebration, not to say a huge thank
you to each and every Club & School
Volunteer for the magical work you
put in day in and day out for the cause
that is rugby in Connacht.
Finally, we at Club & Community
rugby wish all our finalists and their
loyal supporters the very best of luck
on the day.
On Finals Days, we must never
forget the huge amount of work and
personal sacrifice put in by all the
Connacht Abú.

U16 Girls Division 1
Referee: jon hunt
ballinasloe rfc

U16 Girls Division 1
Referee: jon hunt
ballina rfc

Ballinasloe rfc MANAGEMENT
gearoid finneran
Head Coach
alec farrell
Team Manager
stephen goode
Backs Coach
brendan o’sullivan
Medic
siobhan turley
Medic

Ballina RFC MANAGEMENT
brian campbell
Head Coach
Sinead martin
Team Manager
Mairéad Hopkins
Assistant Coach
orla mcshane
Assistant Coach
kevin martin
Assistant Coach

U18.5 boys Division 2
Referee: cian hough
ballinasloe rfc

U18.5 boys Division 2
Referee: cian hough
Carrick-on-shannon rfc

Ballinasloe rfc MANAGEMENT
godfrey gibbons
Head Coach
tom waters
Team Manager
cathal brophy
Assistant Coach
enda jennings
Medic

carrick-on-shannon RFC
MANAGEMENT
sean mckeon
Head Coach
Dave Mahon
Head Coach
Jarlath o’connor
Team Manager
dermot o’connell
Team Manager

U16 Girls‘ Division 1
Standings:
U18.5 boys‘ Division 2
Standings:

U16 Girls‘ Division 1
League final
ballinasloe rfc message
“from everyone at ballinasloe Rfc we wish
the u16 girls the very best of luck against
ballina today in the league final. enjoy and do
yourselves proud like we are of you all!“
ballina rfc message
“Club president adrian bourke and all at
ballina rfc would like to wish our U16 girls
and management the very best of luck today in
the league final!”
U18.5 boys‘ Division 2
League final
ballinasloe rfc MESSAGE
“from everyone at ballinasloe Rfc we wish
the u18.5 boys the very best of luck against
Carrick today in the league final. enjoy and do
yourselves proud like we are of you all!“
carrick-on-shannon rfc MESSAGE
“carrick-on-shannon rfc would like to wish
our inaugural u18.5 team the best of luck in
their provincial final!”
carrick-on-shannon rfc would like to remember
the layden family on the one year anniversary of
president peter layden’s passing. rip.

finals preview
This Sunday, 18th February marks the
second day of the Bank of Ireland Club
and Schools finals in Dexcom Stadium
with a double-header that’s not to
be missed. The U16 Girls’ Division 1
League Final will take place at 11:00 AM
followed by the U18.5 Boys’ Division 2
Final at 1:00 PM.
The first of the two finals is the Bank
of Ireland U16 Girls’ Division 1 League
Final Cup which will see Ballinasloe
RFC take on Ballina RFC. Both teams
narrowly missed out on the U16
Division 1 League Final last year which
saw Sligo RFC and Tuam/Oughterard
RFC contest for the trophy.
Both Ballinasloe and Ballina stormed
through the U16 League this season
with Ballina’s only loss being in round
1 against Ballinasloe where they fell to
the home side 12-5 after a nail-biter of a
game. Ballinasloe’s winning streak was
only disrupted by an away draw against
Westport in round 6 of the competition.
Ballinasloe and Ballina have both
displayed impressive performances this
season and this final will be no different.
The match is promised to be a thriller of
a rematch between the two sides.

The Bank of Ireland U16 Girls’ Division
1 League Final is at 11:00 AM on Sun,
18th February in Dexcom Stadium.
they came away with a 24-12 win, while
Carrick-on-Shannon breezed into the
final with a 36-5 semi-final win against
Westport RFC at home.
The second final of the day will see
Ballinasloe RFC take on Carrick-on-
Shannon RFC in the Bank of Ireland
U18.5 Boys’ Division 2 League Final.
This is sure to be a hotly contested
game with two incredibly strong sides
battling it out.
The Bank of Ireland U18.5 Boys’ Division
2 League Final is at 1:00 PM on Sun, 18th
February in Dexcom Stadium.
Fans are encouraged to buy their
tickets in advance as all 2024 finals will
be cashless.
Like the U16 Girls’ League Final teams,
both Ballinasloe and Carrick-on-
Shannon have had clean records and
decisive wins this
season. Carrick-on-Shannon’s team
are no strangers to League finals as
their U17 team made it to the U17
Division 2 League Final last year against
Castlebar. This season, their only loss
in the league was to Ballinasloe where
they lost 26-19 at home in round 6 of
the competition – both teams’ closest
games in the league.
Tickets can be purchased here.
Ballinasloe faced a strong Loughrea
RFC side in their home semi-final where

Upcoming Finals
SUNDAY, 3RD MARCH
11am: Men’s J1A LeaGuE FINAL
1:30pm: MEN’S J1B LeaGuE FINAL
4pm: MEN’S J1C League Final
WEDNESDAY, 6TH March
11am: Junior Girls schools League Final
1pm: senior Girls schools League Final
WEDNESDAY, 13th MARCH
11am: Junior boys a schools cup FINAL
1:00pm: senior boys C schools cup FINAL
3:30pm: senior boys b schools cup FINAl
6pm: senior boys a schools cup FINAl
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